NEW YORK, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC), an international financial technology group, today announced that aggregate gross proceeds from its offering of ordinary shares were US$300 million. In the offering, the company sold 2,374,356 ordinary shares, at a price of approximately US$126.35 per share. Freedom Holding Corp. plans to use the proceeds to support its continued expansion and international investment program. “The proceeds from this offering will support the development of our ecosystem in international markets,” said Timur Turlov, founder and chief executive officer of Freedom Holding Corp. “I believe the ecosystem our team has built in Kazakhstan can be competitive not only in these markets, but also in the United States, where we intend to introduce it in due course,” he added. Freedom...

Principal Investigators of the Ongoing Phase I/II a Trial Highlighted Positive Early Experience with Clearmind Medicine’s Non-Hallucinogenic MEAI Compound for Alcohol Use Disorder Vancouver, Canada, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clearmind Medicine Inc. (Nasdaq: CMND) (“Clearmind” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel, non-hallucinogenic, second generation, neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics to solve major under-treated health problems, today provides key insights from its June 10 webinar, “Inside MEAI,” during which the Company’s CEO and the leading investigators of the Company’s ongoing first-in-human clinical trial of CMND-100 (the “Trial”), provided an update based on their “hands-on” experience from the  Trial. Watch the webinar here. Based on the...

SEATTLE, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) (“Banzai” or the “Company”), a leading marketing technology company that provides essential marketing and sales solutions, today announced the pricing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be approximately $0.9 million, before deducting underwriting fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering consists of the sale of 327,273 shares of Class A common stock (“Common Stock”). The public offering price per share is $2.75. Aggregate gross proceeds to the Company are expected to be approximately $0.9 million. The transaction is expected to close on or about July 14, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Banzai intends to use the net proceeds...

Outperforms Traditional Building Materials Across a Range of Critical Metrics BOCA RATON, Fla., July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xeriant, Inc. (OTCQB: XERI), a company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative technologies, today reported additional testing results from an independent laboratory, demonstrating that its 3/8-inch NEXBOARD eco-composite construction panel significantly outperforms traditional building materials, including drywall, MgO board, OSB, MDF and plywood, across multiple critical performance categories. It was recently announced that NEXBOARD, through its proprietary Durazite™ fire retardant technology, achieved a Class A fire rating under ASTM E84 while also passing the rigorous NFPA 286 full-room corner burn test, a key requirement for commercial and institutional...

AVENTURA, Fla., July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), a developer of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled defense, security, and situational awareness solutions, today announced that it has been selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract focused on the development of a new AI dataset using images of Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) that are commonly encountered on both U.S. Air Force (USAF) and civilian airfields to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal...

Successful 120-lot CP1 delivery involved 4 participants and 3 matched transfers of eligible carbon units across Verra and ART registries The multi-party delivery, together with growing volume and open interest, demonstrates increasing commercial adoption of the Abaxx CP1 futures marketTORONTO and SINGAPORE, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abaxx Technologies Inc. (TSX:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) (“Abaxx” or the “Company”), a financial software and market infrastructure company, and indirect majority shareholder of Abaxx Singapore Pte Ltd. (“Abaxx Singapore”), which owns Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse (individually, “Abaxx Exchange” and “Abaxx Clearing”), today announced the successful completion of a 120-lot delivery under Abaxx Exchange’s CORSIA Phase 1 Carbon Offset Unit Futures (“CP1”) contract. Completed on July 3, 2026,...

13 July 2026    HARGREAVE HALE AIM VCT PLC (the “Company”) Offer Update – Extension of Closing Date and New Early Bird Offer On 23 January 2026, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT plc (the “Company”) launched an offer for subscription to raise up to £20 million together with the discretion to utilise an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further £10 million (the “Offer“). Full details of the Offer are contained in an offer document (the “Offer Document“), which is available on the Company’s website (www.hargreaveaimvcts.co.uk). The Offer Document has today been amended to extend the closing date for the Offer, as set out below, and to include certain updated financial information about the Company. Under the amended terms and conditions of the Offer, the Board has decided to extend the closing date for receipt of all Application...